Indy 500: Dale Coyne Racing Third Day Qualifying report

Tomas Scheckter Qualifies Second Entry for Dale Coyne Racing at Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana (May 16, 2009) -- Adding a second entry during
the last week of qualifying at the Indianapolis 500 is not an easy task
for this storied race, but Tomas...

Tomas Scheckter Qualifies Second Entry for Dale Coyne Racing at Indy

Indianapolis, Indiana (May 16, 2009) -- Adding a second entry during
the last week of qualifying at the Indianapolis 500 is not an easy task
for this storied race, but Tomas Scheckter accomplished it Saturday for
Dale Coyne Racing with less than a few hours of practice. After a long
rain delay, the car was rolled out on the grid just as the wind increased
making qualifying difficult. Tomas Scheckter impressively posted the
fifth fastest four lap average qualifying speed of the day at 220.212
MPH. The Mona Vie, Dale Coyne Racing #19 car will start in the 27th
position.

"The car felt strong on my qualifying laps but the wind definitely
played its part today," said Scheckter. "I'm happy for
my sponsor, Mona Vie and my crew at Dale Coyne Racing who worked very
hard to get the car up to speed quickly."

"I have to thank Tomas and Dale Coyne Racing for the tremendous
effort just to qualify for the Indy 500," commented Mona Vie
spokesperson Phil Sack. "We now look forward to competing in the
Indy 500, and I can't think of a better showcase for our newest
product, Mona Vie Energy than having Tomas represent our 2.3 million
distributors in this historic race."

Tomas Scheckter is making his eighth start at the Brickyard, a race he
has lead several times, but yet to win. The talented South African is a
third generation racer and son of former World Champion Jody Scheckter.
Jody won the Formula One World Championship in 1979 driving for Ferrari.